A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath 1 UST Replying gently to angry people will calm them, but speaking harshly{ to them} will make them angrier. BSB BSB: A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
2 UST What wise people say makes others want to know more, but foolish people constantly say what is foolish. BSB BSB: The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
3 UST Yahweh sees everything that is happening; he observes both evil people and good people. BSB BSB: The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
4 UST What people say soothingly is{ like} a tree{ with fruit} that enables people to live well, but what people say deceitfully makes people despair. BSB BSB: A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
5 UST Foolish people detest what their fathers say to correct them, but people who let others rebuke them are clever. BSB BSB: A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
6 UST Righteous people have houses that contain a lot of riches, but what wicked people gain disrupts them. BSB BSB: The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.
7 UST What wise people say informs others of what they should know, but what foolish people think does not do that. BSB BSB: The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
8 UST Yahweh detests the sacrifices that wicked people offer{ to him}, but he delights in the prayers of upright people. BSB BSB: The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
9 UST Yahweh detests what wicked people do, but he loves people who diligently try to do what is right. BSB BSB: The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.
10 UST Yahweh will severely punish people who refuse to live righteously,{ and} people who refuse to let other people correct them will perish. BSB BSB: Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.
11 UST Yahweh knows everything about the place where dead people are, so he surely knows everything that everyone thinks! BSB BSB: Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of men!
12 UST People who ridicule others despise anyone who corrects them; they avoid wise people. BSB BSB: A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
13 UST People smile when they are happy, but feeling sad can make people despair. BSB BSB: A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.
14 UST Sensible people are always trying to learn more, but foolish people satisfy themselves with what is foolish. BSB BSB: A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
15 UST People who suffer experience bad things every day, but cheerful people live as though they are always feasting. BSB BSB: All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
16 UST Being poor while reverently fearing Yahweh is better than being rich while worrying. BSB BSB: Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
17 UST It is better for someone to have a small meal of vegetables with people who love each other than to have a large meal of good meat with people who hate each other. BSB BSB: Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.
18 UST People who easily become angry cause people to argue, but people who do not easily become angry will help people to be peaceful. BSB BSB: A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
19 UST Lazy people are{ unproductive} like people walking through thorny plants, but upright people are{ productive}{ like people} walking on a level road. BSB BSB: The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
20 UST Wise sons and daughters make their parents happy, but any sons or daughters who detest their parents are foolish. BSB BSB: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
21 UST People who are not wise enjoy acting foolishly, but understanding people do what is right. BSB BSB: Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
22 UST People will not accomplish what they plan to do if there is no one to advise them{ well}, but when many people advise them{ well}, they will succeed. BSB BSB: Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
23 UST People rejoice when they answer someone aptly. It is so good to say something at the right time! BSB BSB: A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!
24 UST Insightful people live in a way that causes their lives to become increasingly better, in order for them to avoid living in a way that would result in dying. BSB BSB: The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
25 UST Yahweh will destroy what proud people own, but he protects the{ few} things that widows own. BSB BSB: The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow.
26 UST Yahweh detests the evil things that people think, but the pleasing things that people say are pure. BSB BSB: The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.
27 UST People who gain wealth in an unjust manner trouble their families, but people who refuse bribes will live{ in a better way}. BSB BSB: He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
28 UST Righteous people think carefully about how to reply to people, but wicked people quickly say what is evil. BSB BSB: The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
29 UST Yahweh does not listen to{ what} wicked people{ request him to do}, but he listens{ and responds} when righteous people pray{ to him}. BSB BSB: The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
30 UST People feel happy when they see someone smile,{ and} people feel healthy when they hear something good. BSB BSB: The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.
31 UST People who begin to behave in a more life- giving way when others rebuke them{ for behaving badly} show that they belong to the group of wise people. BSB BSB: He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
32 UST People who refuse to let others correct them{ act as if they} despise themselves, but people who listen when others rebuke them think wisely. BSB BSB: He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.
33 UST Revering Yahweh teaches people to be wise, and people must be humble before other people can respect them. BSB BSB: The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
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